@donpoohbear2 I believe there's a way to manipulate your GPS, so you can appear in more populated areas.
This is, however, partially risky. You can find out more here: https://fraghero.com/heres-how-pokemo...-and-exploits/
However, if you have a Jailbroken IOS, you can try the new hack 'Tap to Walk', which means you can effectively make your on screen avatar walk to your 'nearest' pokestop.
[Repo: https://repo.hackyouriphone.org]
Video Tutorial here
Best of luck, hope this helps!